neighborhoods, more languages and cultures than any other State, and interests more vast than Central Park, it’s hard to imagine any one issue that could be so important, so omnipresent throughout our communities that our collective conscience demands we speak out in one unified voice. But we found it: healthcare and hospital affordability.
That is why we have joined together to support the Healthcare Accountability & Consumer Protection Act. This bill, which is currently moving through the Council’s hearing and legislative process, and has the support of more than 75 percent of its members, would tear down barriers to pricing transparency and build real accountability on rising healthcare and hospital prices.
While New York is spending more per capita on healthcare than any other State, the higher costs haven’t actually even come with better quality of care. Our state sits near the bottom of national performance measures, ranking 47th out of 50 on hospital quality.